http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/publications.xml?type=work_life_and_job_quality Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 07:53:43 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1241&list=publications Getting Down to Business is a CLASP monthly update on the latest news about business and paid leave. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1241&list=publications Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Workforce-Ed-Mark-Up-April-16-to-Committee-April-15.pdf As the Committee on Education and the Workforce considers The Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406) sponsored by Representative Martha Roby (R-AL), CLASP urges the Committee not to move measure forward. A mission of the Committee is to protect the workforce; the bill would add a new wage rule that raises the specter of greater vulnerability for the non-exempt workforce. Since enforcement of basic wage rules is woefully under resourced, we need to fix that first. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Workforce-Ed-Mark-Up-April-16-to-Committee-April-15.pdf Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/4.9.13-Earned-Paid-Sick-Time-Business-Questionnaire_MA.pdf Surveys of employers about their sick days' practices and about their views regarding a new law can be helpful in a city or state campaign. We were asked by Massachusetts' advocates to come up with this survey tool. We hope advocates will adapt it to suit their particular needs. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/4.9.13-Earned-Paid-Sick-Time-Business-Questionnaire_MA.pdf Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1228&list=publications Getting Down to Business is a CLASP monthly update on the latest news about business and paid leave. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1228&list=publications Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/SF-Implementation-Brief-FINAL.pdf Implementing a new law is always a complex process. But what happens when you are the first jurisdiction in the country to pass such a law? This was the unique challenge facing San Francisco when it passed the nation's first earned sick days law in 2006. The City and County government took on the challenge admirably, employing a variety of creative strategies to conduct outreach to the public, write meaningful rules, and ensure the law would be properly enforced. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/SF-Implementation-Brief-FINAL.pdf Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Business-Voices-on-Ease-of-Implementation-of-Sick-Days-DC-and-SF.pdf Around the nation, city councils and state legislatures are increasingly considering legislation to establish a sick days' law. Employers, particularly those who are not familiar with sick days' policy, are leery of administering it. For some, this worry leads them to oppose passage of legislation. However, in locations where laws are already implemented, many businesses have stepped forward to acknowledge that administering sick days' policy is actually pretty simple. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Business-Voices-on-Ease-of-Implementation-of-Sick-Days-DC-and-SF.pdf Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1224&list=publications This national audio conference discusses the intersections between worker safety issues and earned sick days policies. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1224&list=publications Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1234&list=publications Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity hosted a national audio conference, in partnership with the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, the Northwest Area Foundation and the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, to explore programs that help families build financial assets. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1234&list=publications Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1215&list=publications Getting Down to Business is a CLASP monthly update on the latest news about business and paid leave. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1215&list=publications Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Certifications-Job-Quality-Advocates-Partners.pdf Increasingly, businesses are seeking out certifications as tools to assess their impact and verify that their practices are consistent with their values. For job quality advocates, who are increasingly recognizing the crucial role of business support in successful campaigns, both certifying organizations and certified businesses can be valuable partners. This issue brief provides job quality advocates with a primer on the nuts and bolts of the certification movement and suggests ways advocates can foster fruitful relationships between the movements. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Certifications-Job-Quality-Advocates-Partners.pdf Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Seattle-Sick-Days-Implementation-CLASP.pdf This issue brief draws upon Seattle's experience implementing its Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance to delineate best practices for implementing such laws. Seattle passed its earned sick days law in September 2011. The task of implementation in Seattle fell to the city's Office for Civil Rights (SOCR). CLASP spoke with SOCR staff to learn about their innovative approaches to outreach, implementation, and enforcement. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Seattle-Sick-Days-Implementation-CLASP.pdf Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Earned-Sick-Days-Business-Outreach-Presentation.pptx Earned sick days advocates across the country are increasingly aware of the importance of cultivating business support for sick days legislation. This presentation is a tool for advocates in the early stages of business outreach for earned sick days campaigns. It presents the business case for earned sick days laws and can be adapted to fit the needs of particular campaigns. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Earned-Sick-Days-Business-Outreach-Presentation.pptx Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Businesses-FMLA-Unmet-Need-Paid-Leave.pdf The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which enables workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to care for their own serious illness, a sick family member, or to bond with a new baby, has been used by millions of workers since its passage in 1993. As this important piece of legislation celebrates its 20th anniversary, new data shows that the vast majority of businesses find administering the law easy, and 80 percent of small businesses favor the legislation. But the data also point to a pressing need for paid leave programs, like those in California and New Jersey. In those states, family leave insurance programs have made it possible for employees to take paid family leave, easing the financial burden of caring for oneself and one's family. Research shows that businesses in California have found the state's Paid Family Leave (PFL) program to be good for or have little effect on business. This brief from CLASP demonstrates business support for both the FMLA and paid family leave, while highlighting the pressing need for paid leave. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Businesses-FMLA-Unmet-Need-Paid-Leave.pdf Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1205&list=publications The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released the results of two new surveys on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). These are the first surveys conducted by the DOL on the FMLA in over a decade. Released just in time for the 20th anniversary of the passage of the FMLA, the results give us significant insight into both employer and employee experiences with this pivotal legislation. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1205&list=publications Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1202&list=publications Getting Down to Business is a CLASP monthly update on the latest news about business and paid leave. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1202&list=publications Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1201&list=publications By 2014 millions of Americans will be able to access affordable health care for the first time. ObamaCare is historic legislation that will help workers who could not get affordable care through their employers or were unable to bear the costs of self-insurance. While there is a lot to celebrate, advocates, low wage workers and others are concerned that the law's focus on coverage for full-time employees might lead some employers to cut workers' hours. Press reports have fueled this worry. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1201&list=publications Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Comments-Inclusion-Occupation-Industry-EHR.pdf These comments were submitted to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Policy Committee at HHS by CLASP and several partner organizations. The comments advocate for the inclusion of industry and occupation data in electronic health records in order to provide useful data for improving job quality. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Comments-Inclusion-Occupation-Industry-EHR.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/PTO-Fact-Sheet-FINAL-FINAL.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/PTO-Fact-Sheet-FINAL-FINAL.pdf Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/PTO-Paper-1-the-basics-FINAL-6-5-12.pdf This report released by CLASP and the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) examines Paid Time Off (PTO) banks and their prevalence. Nearly one in five employees in the United States receive leave in the form of a PTO bank, but the contours of such policies are often little understood-especially outside of the human resources community. This report is a first step in understanding PTO banks so that further questions and insights about PTO banks and low-wage workers and their employers can be explored. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/PTO-Paper-1-the-basics-FINAL-6-5-12.pdf Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Trilogy-SB-128_ltr.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Trilogy-SB-128_ltr.pdf